It's almost like a romantic comedy, but it's like a buddy comedy as well because he and I really share the screen for most of the movie.

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Hence the new model for the buddy comedy: the bromance.

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There's The CW's new Robin Hood drama, "Sherwood, " which will have a female lead, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock's buddy comedy, "The Heat, " which is expected to hit theaters in April.

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Then he suavely juggled two genres: romantic comedy (A New Leaf, House Calls) and 32 years of grumpy-buddy movies with Jack Lemmon.

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